Biography

Born: 15 January 1981 in Isla Cristina, Spain

Genre: Pop in Spanish

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Spanish singer and heartthrob Manuel Carrasco was born the youngest of five in a working-class family in the small town of Isla Cristina. Though Manuel's siblings were artistically inclined (all skilled painters), he was the only one to take to music. He was given his first guitar at the age of 11, and began writing as soon as he'd mastered his first few chords, recording his songs on a small cassette player. By the time he was in high school, Carrasco was involved with every...